i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 5 8600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8600G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
15.96
+138%
Core i5-9600KF
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
6.72

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Core i5-9600KF by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4251036
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.507.62
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency23.226.69
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$262

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 8600G has 563% better value for money than i5-9600KF.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed4.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 760Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Core i5-9600KF.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 8600G 15.96
+138%
i5-9600KF 6.72

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 8600G 25350
+137%
i5-9600KF 10676

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.96 6.72
Recency 8 January 2024 8 January 2019
Threads 12 6
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 8600G has a 137.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9600KF in performance tests.


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